diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b714ee2902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const envPaths = require('env-paths')
+
+module.exports.devDir = () => envPaths('node-gyp', { suffix: '' }).cache
diff --git a/test/test-configure-python.js b/test/test-configure-python.js
index 518bf036d0..f28234134f 100644
--- a/test/test-configure-python.js
+++ b/test/test-configure-python.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ test('configure PYTHONPATH with no existing env', function (t) {
     t.equal(process.env.PYTHONPATH, EXPECTED_PYPATH)
     return SPAWN_RESULT
   }
+  prog.devDir = devDir
   configure(prog, [], t.fail)
 })
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ test('configure PYTHONPATH with existing env of one dir', function (t) {
 
     return SPAWN_RESULT
   }
+  prog.devDir = devDir
   configure(prog, [], t.fail)
 })
 
@@ -70,5 +72,6 @@ test('configure PYTHONPATH with existing env of multiple dirs', function (t) {
 
     return SPAWN_RESULT
   }
+  prog.devDir = devDir
   configure(prog, [], t.fail)
 })